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Ministry of Education
Union HRD Minister launches UKIERI-UGC Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrators in New Delhi
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ launched‘ Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’– a joint initiative of UGC and British Council under the auspices of UK India Education and Research Initiative , which aims to deliver a leadership development programme for middle and senior level administrative functionaries in Indian Universities. Shri Amit Khare, Secretary, MHRD; Prof. D.P. Singh, Chairman, UGC; Ms. Barbara Wickham OBE, Director, British Council India and other officials from the Ministry of Human Resource Development, University Grants Commission and British Council were present during the launch of the programme.
Speaking on the occasion Shri Pokhriyal said that this is a unique programme which will address the critical aspect of enhancing leadership capacity in the mid and senior level functionaries of Indian Universities. He said that the programme will be a step towards institutional development in line with our Governments’ commitment to improve the quality of education being imparted in our Universities. He added that the programme will lead to developing a more global outlook and promote learning for inclusive and internationally connected higher education systems that support the economic and social growth in UK and India. The Minister also said that the programme will serve as a stimulant for the functionaries to improve their performance and capabilities which consequently shall enhance institutional profile and reputation of Universities in India.
The main objective of the programme is to train the senior and middle level academic administrators to enable them to bring about systemic changes with renewed approaches, capacity, tools and skill in Universities in India. This “Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrators” ensures effectiveness on the part of the administrative functionaries of the Universities. This programme includes two workshops conducted by UK trainers, which will train about 300 academic administrators in the level of Registrar and Joint/Deputy/Assistant Registrar to enable them to bring about professional transformation in the higher education institutions. Further to make the programme sustainable 30 potential future leadership development programme trainers from among the 300 participants will be chosen and will be given additional training to train others.
The University Grants Commission  will conduct this programme in collaboration with Advance HE as the training partner with globally recognized institutional expertise and leadership excellence from the UK, which is being enabled by the British Council in India.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India committed to reach $300 bn worth of electronics manufacturing and exports by 2025-26: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar
MoS visits India’s first lithium cell manufacturing plant at Tirupati
Personally, fitting to be in India’s first lithium cell manufacturing plant - a day before Prime Minister’s Birthday
Emphasising that India can achieve the target of $300 billion worth of electronics manufacturing and exports by 2025-26, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh today, that the Government is committed to work in partnership with all states to support startups and entrepreneurs keen on investing in this sector - to reach this mark.
Shri Chandrasekhar was speaking on his visit to India’s first lithium cell manufacturing facility of Munoth Industries at the Electronics Manufacturing Cluster at Tirupati.
He said “it’s an honour and privilege to be on this blessed land of Tirupati - abode of Sri Venkateswara. It is also one day before the birthday of our Prime Minister. For me, it is personally very fitting to be in Tirupati EMC and in India’s first lithium cell manufacturing plant.”
“Our vision is to edge past the target of $300 bn worth of electronic manufacturing and exports by 2025-26. It translates to Rs 25 lakh crores, 24 times more than what it was when PM Modi took over in 2014 - 1.10 Lakh crores,” he said.
The Government’s proactive policies and well-calibrated programmes will support every startup, every entrepreneur to make this dream a reality, he said.
The commercial production and formal opening of the lithium-ion factory is slated for next month. The installed capacity of the plant at present is 270 Mwh and can produce 20,000 cells of 10Ah capacity daily.
Shri Chandrasekhar praised the Electronics Manufacturing Clusters for being a step in the direction for realizing Prime Minister Modi’s vision of making India the global hub of electronic manufacturing. “The Electronics Manufacturing Clusters are fast becoming centres of creation of electronics manufacturing, innovation and jobs. They will be playing a big role in the future and shape India’s Techade in both design innovation and electronics manufacturing that are important areas of interest for our youth,” he explained.
This state-of-the-art facility has been set up by the Chennai based Munoth Industries Limited an outlay of Rs 165 crores. The facility is located one of the two Electronics Manufacturing Clusters set up in the temple town, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015.
Also present on the occasion were Shri Lalchand Munoth, Chairman, Shri Jaswant Munoth, Vice Chairman, Shri Vikas Munoth, Managing Director and Shri Sashi, Director.
Shri Chandrasekhar also planted a sapling in the plant premises.
Later the Minister also visited the facilities of Dixon Technologies and United Telelinks located in the two EMCs.
UPSC
Final Result of Combined Defence Services Examination , 2020
The following are the lists, in order of merit of 95  candidates who have qualified on the basis of the results of the Combined Defence Services Examination , 2020 conducted by the Union Public Service Commission in February, 2020 and SSB interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the 150th Course of Indian Military Academy, Dehradun; Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad  Training Course i.e. No. 209 F  Course.
2. There are some common candidates in the three lists for various courses.
3. The number of vacancies, as intimated by the Government is 100 for Indian Military Academy [including 13 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ certificates  holders], 45 for Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala Executive [including 06 vacancies reserved for NCC ‘C’ Certificate holders ] and 32 for Air Force Academy, Hyderabad holders through NCC Spl. Entry.
4. The Commission had recommended 2614, 1429 and 632 as qualified in the written test for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Indian Naval Academy and Air Force Academy respectively. The number of candidates finally qualified are those after SSB test conducted by Army Head Quarters.
5.The results of Medical examination have not been taken into account in preparing these lists.
6. Verification of date of birth and educational qualifications of these candidates is still under process by the Army Headquarters. The candidature of all these candidates is, therefore, Provisional on this score. Candidates are requested to forward their certificates, in original, in support of Date of Birth/Educational qualification etc. claimed by them, along with Photostat attested copies thereof to Army Headquarters /Naval Headquarters /Air Headquarters, as per their first choice.
7. In case, there is any change of address, the candidates are advised to promptly intimate directly to the Army Headquarters /Naval Headquarters /Air Headquarters.
8. These results will also be available on the UPSC website at http://www.upsc.gov.in. However, marks of the candidates will be available on the website after declaration of final result of Officers’ Training Academy  for Combined Defence Services Examination , 2020.
9. For any further information, the candidates may contact Facilitation Counter near Gate ‘C’ of the Commission’s Office, either in person or on telephone Nos.011-23385271/011-23381125/011-23098543 between 10:00 hours and 17:00 hours on any working day.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Setting up of Multi Agency Body in J&K
A Multi Disciplinary Terror Monitoring Group  has been constituted in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
TMG has been constituted to ensure synergized and concerted action against terror financing and other terror related activities in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Government has adopted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. Effective response is given by the security forces to counter terrorist activities in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Due to concerted and synergized efforts of Security Forces, the security situation in the State has witnessed an improvement in the first half of this year over the corresponding period of 2018. Terrorist initiated incidents saw a decline of 28%, net infiltration reduced by 43% and local recruitment declined by 40% and neutralization of terrorists has increased by 22%.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Mines
Cabinet approves the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in field of Geosciences between the Joint Stock Company Rosgeologia, Russia and the Geological Survey of India , India
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the signing of Memorandum of Understanding  on cooperation in the field of Geosciences between the Joint Stock Company Rosgeologia  , a legal entity incorporated under the laws of the Russian Federation and the Geological Survey of India , Ministry of Mines, Government of India.
The main objective of this MoU is to extend mutual cooperation for technological collaboration on exploration for deep-seated and / or concealed mineral deposit; analysis and interpretation of the aero-geophysical data; PGE and REE Exploration and Research; Joint development of the Indian Geoscience Data repository with the Russian state-of-the-art Information Technology; exchange of technology & knowledge in the field of drilling, sampling and laboratory analysis to achieve data accuracy, and cost optimization; and training and capacity building of scientific personnel etc., between "both the parties in the fields of Geosciences.
In view of the rich experience of ROSGEO and GSI and their potential of cooperation, this MoU is particularly beneficial in order to provide an umbrella framework for co-operation between GSI and ROSGEO in the field of Geosciences.
Background:
Joint Stock Company Rosgeologia  is the largest geological State holding company in the Russian Federation with a developed production and technical capabilities, high professional competences and a unique scope of accumulated geological information. The company performs all types of geological prospecting and exploration activities from regional surveys for all types of mineral resources to estimation of the reserves and commissioning of the fields into operation, it possesses the unique competence in the area of offshore geological and on-shelf operations.
During the visit to India in the year 2020, a delegation of ROSGEO had a meeting with the Ministry of Mines and Geological Survey of India  to discuss the perspectives of Cooperation in exploration works in New Delhi. In this meeting, an MoU was proposed to be signed between GSI and ROSGEO on cooperation in the Field of Geosciences. Accordingly, GSI finalized a draft MoU in consultation with its Russian counterpart i.e. ROSGEO.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews new initiatives of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances
The Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Dr. Jitendra Singh held his 2nd meeting on the new initiatives of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances  here today.
The Minister said that he was happy to note that the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances has launched the dashboard on its website, drawn up the India@75 Good Governance initiatives and the Vision 2024 document aimed at timely implementation of the manifesto of Government.
Dr. Jitendra Singh said that DARPG will implement 3 impactful decisions:
 National e-Governance Conference will be held at Shillong on August 8-9, 2019
 Publication of the National e-Services Delivery Assessment  and
 Publication of the Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedures  2019.
The National e-Governance Conference will provide a platform to deliberate and improve the standard of services rendered to the common man. It will be attended by 450 delegates including officials of Central Government, State Governments, industry captains and start-up companies.
The National e-Services Delivery Assessment  will be an assessment of 78 e-Services with the participation of 27 States and 8 Ministries/Departments with the objective to assess the States, Union Territories and Central Ministries in their efficiency in e-Governance service delivery. The CSMOP 2019 formulated after consultations with 84 Ministries/Departments will transform the Central Secretariat to 21st century digital governance best practices. He added that the Vision 2024 document of the Department of Administrative Reforms will be considered by the Sectoral Group of Secretaries on Governance to finalize the initiatives that would be pursued over the next 5 years.
Secretary, DARPG, Shri K.V. Eapen, Additional Secretary Shri V. Srinivas and other senior officials attended the meeting.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
NIPCCD organizes an Orientation Training Programme on ‘Poshan Tracker & Height/Weight Measurement’ under Poshan Abhiyaan in Guwahati
Training on Child Assessment Strategies at AWC held under Mission POSHAN 2.0 for Functionaries of Saksham Anganwadi Scheme held at Indore
An Orientation Training Programme on ‘Poshan Tracker & Height/Weight Measurement’ was organized for Functionaries of Anganwadi Services Scheme under Umbrella ICDS at NIPCCD Regional Centre, Guwahati from 29-31 May, 2023.
Poshan Tracker is an App provided to Anganwadi workers  to view activities of Anganwadi Centre  and service delivery. The developed system enables real-time monitoring and tracking of all AWCs, AWWs and beneficiaries.
A Training Programme on ‘Child Assessment Strategies at AWCs’ for Functionaries of Saksham Anganwadi Scheme from 30-31 May, 2023 was organized at NIPCCD Regional Centre, Indore. 32 Participants attended the Programme.
Highlights of the Programme:
- Principles of Assessment and Reporting
- Use of Mother and Child Protection Card
- WHO Growth chart
- Child Assessment Card
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Construction of service road in Padalur- Trichy Section of NH-45
The construction of service road for a length of 1.590 Km near Samayapuram village in Padalur – Trichy section of NH-45, along with drain, retaining wall, minor bridges and culverts has been approved in-principle for an amount of Rs.13.70 Cr. The work is expected to be taken up for execution in February 2018.
The 4 pipe culverts at km.308/531, km.308/931, km.309/190 & km.309/589 and 3 Minor Bridges at km.308/759, km.309/159 & km.309/468 in between Km 308.131 to Km 309.721 of NH-45 will be constructed along with the service road.
This information was given by Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemical & Fertilizers Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to share message at Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day programme tomorrow
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will be sharing his message at the Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day programme tomorrow, 24 July, 2021 at around 8:30 AM.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "At around 8:30 AM tomorrow, 24th July, will be sharing my message at the Ashadha Purnima-Dhamma Chakra Day programme."
Ministry of Education
The fee related matter of JNU has been sorted out , continuation of agitation by students not justified– Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
The fee related matter of JNU has been sorted out following several rounds of discussions with representatives of JNU students and teachers. The Ministry of Human Resource Development under the guidance of Union HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ took the lead by setting up a High Powered Committee  after the representatives of agitating JNU students met the HRD Minister who assured to look into the matter.
The High Powered Committee  was appointed to restore the normal functioning of JNU through dialogue with all stakeholders and to advise the university administration for resolution of contentious issues.
Taking into consideration the spirit of recommendations of the HPC various meetings were held by Secretary HRD with representatives of students/teachers and JNU administration on 10th and 11th December, 2019, certain mutually agreeable agreements were arrived. In pursuance of the same, and after rounds of discussions, the JNU has issued a statement that the students are not being asked to bear the cost of service and utility charges proposed for the winter session which was their basic demand. As agreed in the meeting of 10th and 11th December, 2019, the revised hostel room charges however will remain applicable with 50% concession for BPL students.
Therefore, the JNU fee hike issue stands resolved since this was the main demand of the students. Till now more than five thousand students have already registered for the winter season.
The Ministry as well as the Union HRD Minister have time and again appealed to the students to call off their agitation since their key demand has been met with. HRD Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has said the main demand related to increase in service and utility charges and other related issues have now been settled and continuation of agitation by the students is no longer justified. He also appealed that institutions of higher education should not be converted into a political arena.
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India Bengaluru office is organising Dakshin Paryatan Parv on 1st October 2022 at Orion Mall, Brigade Gateway, Bengaluru.
As part of the iconic week celebrations of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav by Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Indiatourism Bengaluru is organizing Dakshin Paryatan Parv on 1st October 2022 at Orion Mall, Brigade Gateway, Bengaluru.
The day long event will have public outreach & engagement programs in the form of Cultural performances, Live Musical Band, Sand Art Show, Spot Quiz Competition, Photo booth and selfie points themed on Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and also all the states & UTs in southern region besides states having their local office in Bengaluru showcasing the various tourism products of their states.
The Idea of Dakshin Paryatan Parv is to propagate the message of 'Dekho Apna Desh' with the objective to encourage Indians to visit various Tourist destinations of the country & spread the message of 'Tourism for All' and also showcasing the cultural diversity of the country.
Come, be a part of Dakshin Paryatan Parv.
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-CMERI, celebrates Independence Day
Prof. Harish Hirani--- “CSIR-CMERI has stepped forward for the nation & is working relentlessly to minimize the impact of COVID-19 through technological intervention”
CSIR-CMERI today celebrated the Independence Day at a flag hoisting ceremony at its headquarters in Durgapur . Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Harish Hirani, Director, said, “I salute the frontline healthcare personnel, law enforcement officials, security personnel who in spite of the situation have relentlessly and selflessly served the Nation and the Society”.
Prof.  Hirani elaborated on the work carried out by CSIR-CMERI. He said, “In this war against the Covid-19, CSIR-CMERI has stepped forwardfor the nation & is working relentlessly to minimize the impact of COVID-19 through technological intervention. CSIR-CMERI developsnumbers of technology to fight against COVID19 & already been transferred to 13 SMEs across the country”.
CSIR-CMERI has developed scientifically & UF treated face mask, Face Shield cum Face Mask and Face Shield cum Face Mask with Head Cap, Hospital Care Assistive Robotic Device, Touch less Soap cum Water Dispenser and Battery Operated Disinfectant Sprayers to arrest the COVID Contamination Chain
CSIR-CMERI also developed COVID Protection System , which consists Solar Based Intelligent Mask Automated Dispensing Unit cum Thermal Scanner , Touch less Faucet , Dry-Fogging Shoe Disinfector and 360 Car Flusher. The COPS ensuresthat the entire Entry Management Workflow is seamlessly managed without any manual intervention, which poses a risk for the Security Guards and Supervising Staff.
In addition, CSIR-CMERI developed a Mechanical Ventilator with integrated oxygen enrichment unit which has the potential to transform medical care facilities nation-wide owing to the cost-effectiveness of the device.
Ministry of Communications
Goa Postal Division Presents Philately Exhibition on Language and Literature of India & Biodiversity
Goa, 18 May 2023
In celebration of International Museum Day, the Goa Postal Division has organized a captivating Philately Exhibition showcasing the rich themes of Language and Literature of India, as well as Biodiversity in India. The exhibition will take place at the Panaji Head Post Office from May 18th to May 30th, 2023, and is organized under the guidance of Mrs. Mariamma Thomas, Postmaster General of the Goa Region Panaji.
The exhibit has been provided for display by Dr. Ramesh Kumar, a renowned Philatelist and former Scientist at the National Institute of Oceanography , Goa. The inaugural ceremony witnessed the presence of Shri. G.S. Rane, Senior Postmaster of Panaji HO, Dr. Ramesh Kumar himself, distinguished Philatelists, and dedicated staff of the Department.
Members of the public are invited to explore the Philately Exhibition, which will be open daily from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, starting from May 18th until May 30th, 2023. This immersive showcase offers a unique opportunity to delve into the cultural and literary heritage of India, as well as appreciate the extraordinary biodiversity that graces our nation.PIB Panaji | Gautam SK/ Darshana
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